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Trivia: Musical Terms

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1. A separate section of a larger composition.






2. The study of forms - history - science - and methods of music.






3. Three to four movement orchestral piece - generally in sonata form.






4. Time signature with three beats to the measure.






5. Time signature with three beats to the measure.






6. A chord comprised of three whole tones resulting in an augmented fourth or diminished fifth.






7. A direction in sheet music indicating the tempo is to be very fast.






8. A short or brief sonata.






9. The seventh note of the scale where there is a strong desire to resolve on the tonic.






10. A string of chords played in succession.






11. A set of seven musicians who perform a composition written for seven parts.






12. A composition based on previous work. A common technique used in Medieval and Renaissance music.






13. Harsh - discordant - and lack of harmony. Also a chord that sounds incomplete until it resolves itself on a harmonious chord.






14. Introduction to an opera or other large musical work.






15. Includes all twelve notes of an octave.






16. Movement or passage that concludes the musical composition.






17. A chord progression that seems to lead to resolving itself on the final chord; but does not.






18. A tempo having slow movement; restful at ease.






19. Made up of five horizontal parallel lines and the spaces between them on which musical notation is written.






20. Word to indicate the movement or entire composition is to be played gracefully.






21. Unmusical - without tone.






22. A short and simple melody performed by a soloist that is part of a larger piece.






23. Direction to performer to play a composition in a brisk - lively - and spirited manner.






24. Unmusical - without tone.






25. The technique of altering the tone color of a single note or musical line by changing from one instrument to another in the middle of a note or line.






26. A chord progression that seems to lead to resolving itself on the final chord; but does not.






27. Primary theme or subject that is developed.






28. The period of music history which dates from the mid 1700's to mid 1800's. The music was spare and emotionally reserved - especially when compared to Romantic and Boroque music.






29. The first tone of a scale also known as a keynote.






30. The distance in pitch between two notes.






31. A book of text containing the words of an opera.






32. An instrumental lament with praise for the dead.






33. Male singers who were castrated to preserve their alto and soprano vocal range.






34. Refers to the tuning of an instrument.






35. Movement in music where the characteristics are crisp and direct.






36. Suite of Baroque dances.






37. Arranging a piece of music for an orchestra. Also - the study of music.






38. A short or brief sonata.






39. Word to indicate the movement or entire composition is to be played very slow and serious.






40. A set of six musicians who perform a composition written for six parts.






41. When several strings are tuned to harmonically related pitches - all strings vibrate when only one of the strings is struck.






42. 3 or 4 notes played simultaneously in harmony.






43. The movement of chords in succession.






44. The period of music history which dates from the mid 1700's to mid 1800's. The music was spare and emotionally reserved - especially when compared to Romantic and Boroque music.






45. The raising and lowering a pitch of an instrument to produce the correct tone of a note.






46. Word to indicate that the movement or entire composition is to be played smoothly.






47. The first violin in an orchestra.






48. The element of music pertaining to time - played as a grouping of notes into accented and unaccented beats.






49. Two or three melodic lines played at the same time.






50. A quick 20th century dance written in double time.